Spring planting season is almost here, and we’ve got your guide to finding and growing native plants in your bird-friendly backyard. These local nurseries across our state have committed to selling native plants to benefit birds. Now it’s your turn to shop local and help native plants take root.

Tell your friends to grow native and shop with a participating retailer too.

The more we buy, the more they’ll grow. Let’s work together to benefit our birds by growing native plants with Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year.

About the Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year

Bird-Friendly Native Plants of the Year is all about LOCAL! Local plants, local businesses and local gardens. By supporting local growers in North Carolina, you are helping to lay down roots to buy and plant more bird-friendly native plants. When you grow local, you help our birds with food and shelter as their natural habitats continue to disappear.

Spring is almost here, but the time to start planting varies by region. We want you to have the most success with your bird-friendly gardening, and we don’t want you to lose your plants to a late frost. Click to find the best time to get your roots in the ground.